25 finance jobs that combine a six-figure salary with job security early in your career

When you first start out in financial services, there’s a tendency to target front office roles. After all, these are traditionally where the big bonuses, exit options and, ultimately, respect of your peers are more available.

But what about job security? Assuming you’ve been working in financial services for more than a couple of years, the chances are that any front office investment banker will have been subject to at least one round of redundancies. What’s more, bankers are seeking alternatives – everything from private equity and fund management, to start-ups – as bonuses dry up and new job opportunities become scarcer.

There’s a lot to be said, therefore, for seemingly less exciting jobs that nonetheless offer big salaries and, importantly, an element of job security. We’ve scoured the most recent salary surveys of recruiters Robert Half, Robert Walters and Hudson to give you a list of jobs that reach six-figures within five years and are currently in demand around the world. Figures have been converted into US$ for ease of comparison. These figures are base salary only